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32Mb TNT2 M64 setup issues

I very recently purchased this card (as mentioned in the subject) and it essentially crashes when I try to load any hardware accelerated software (ie games)... I've dabbled with drivers.. I've dillied with directx.. I'm using a P3 500 with 128 SDRAM.. so I can't think of ne compatability issues.. got ne ideas peeps..

I don't receive any error messages, just a blank screen.. I'm using windows 98 (second edition).. the make of the card is a bit iffi.. it a "Magic" but its not a skywell magic or an I/O Magic.. its just a "magic".. the thing doesn't even have a barcode and ISB number on it.. all the same I think (hope) that the hardware will potentially work and that this is just one of those twilight zone thingies thats happening to the rest of TNT owners

Also.. I'm having trouble entering the bios (meaning I don't know what kind of chipset I have) because I have this stupid Hewlett Packard Pavillion (parents cpu)that covers the memory count up (and message telling u how to enter the bios) with this stupid self affirming user "friendly" Hewlett Packard "expanding horizons" ****e.. I've tried pressing del and f10.. neither work.. This is the only way that I've known how to enter the bios before.. is there ne other way?

Can't seem to get into the bios so I don't know what kind of m/b I have.. It's a HP Pavilion 8518.. the m/b isn't entailed in ne of the spec sheets (online or in my manual).. so.. ... ... I have no fken idea

The mother board is the intel 440 BX/100 chipset and its a slot 370.. my bios is this really uninformative "pheonix" thingie with a lack luster range of options.. erm.. I'm just about at the end of my tether..
This is where I am now:

I had kinda the same problem with my K6-2 Mobo and my Elsa Erazor III (TNT2 Ultra M64 chipset). Turns out that my Mobo did not support 4X AGP, and I only had it running at 1X AGP. I had many, many lockups. My first remedy for this problem was to underclock the video card to its lowest settings. My second remedy was an AMD Duron 650 and an ASUS A7V now that little card works wonderful (still wish I had a V5 5500 though). Try to underclock your vid. card as much as you can - this should help.